Where does “wefan” come from?
wefan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic weban, from Proto-Germanic webaną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.
wefan (Old English): to weave
Ancestry of “wefan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | weban | to weave |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | webaną | to weave |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |
Words derived from “wefan”